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India will lose Iran’s Chabahar port to China

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IRAN/INDIA/CHINA

The temporary nature of this appointment is seen as downgrading Chabahar's significance for Delhi. Iranian-Indian collaboration on the ‘strategic’ development has soured under US…

India's Afghan role will be less than Pakistan fears

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AFGHANISTAN/INDIA

Indian policy on Afghanistan.

United Arab Emirates maritime investment will expand

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UNITED ARAB EMIRATES

The two companies' investment in ports, infrastructure and logistics abroad is driven by more than commercial motives. The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is using it to facilitate…

Russia wins most from Caspian deal despite concessions

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CIS

Unpicking the Caspian Sea convention.

Uzbekistan will re-engage with Russia within limits

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UZBEKISTAN/RUSSIA

Growing Russian-Uzbek ties.

Russia-China economic imbalance will deepen

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RUSSIA/CHINA

Despite high-level commitments, economic links do not correspond to the commitments to political cooperation expressed by Moscow and Beijing. The structure of trade and other…

Russia will ignore fear of China for tactical success

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RUSSIA/CHINA

With many Western leaders staying away from the event as a result of Russia's annexation of Crimea and increasing support for separatist forces in Ukraine's Donbas, the visit of…

India and Iran will develop ties within constraints

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INDIA/IRAN

Jaishankar was visiting Iran for the second time in a month, having stopped over on his way to Russia on July 7. Delhi and Tehran have long had good relations, but ties have been…

Afghan Taliban will look past UN in seeking engagement

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AFGHANISTAN

The Taliban were invited but refused to attend. There was no decision on appointing a UN special envoy for Afghanistan as mandated recently, although UN Secretary-General Antonio…

Russian security strategy reflects siege mentality

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RUSSIA

The document describes a confrontational relationship with Washington and its European allies, and asserts Moscow's right to respond to their "unfriendly actions" however it sees…